BUHARI REVOKES OBASANJO’S POLICY
Nigerian Government led by President
Muhammadu Buhari, has directed that all primary and secondary schools should by
next academic calendar commence the teaching of history as a stand-alone
subject.
A post by his media aide, Bashir Ahmad on
Friday, quoted President Buhari as giving the directive in Abuja.
Ahmad wrote, “The Federal Government has
directed all primary and secondary schools across the country to immediately
implement the teaching of history as a standalone subject from the next
academic calendar
According to Ahmad, Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Education Mr. Sonny Echono, disclosed “it today (Thursday) in
Abuja.”
History was officially deleted from primary
and secondary school curriculum in 2007 when former President Olusegun Obasanjo
was in power.
Earlier before its complete obliteration,
history had suffered serious attacks beginning from the 1969 National
Curriculum Conference, which resulted in the adoption of a National Policy on
Education, and subsequent adoption of a 6-3-3-4 system of education.
The conference saw teaching of history in
Nigerian primary and secondary schools decline gradually until its removal from
basic school curriculum in 2007 and implementation in 2009 and 2010.
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